THE GEO GROUP, INC. (NYSE:GEO) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial ConditionItem 2.02.
The GEO 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on April24, 2018. The following matters were voted on at the meeting: (1)the election of six directors for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (2)the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as GEO’s independent registered public accountants for the 2018 fiscal year, (3)the approval, in a non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation paid to GEO’s named executive officers, as disclosed in GEO’s Proxy Statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to Item402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, (4)the approval of The GEO Group, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, and (5)a shareholder proposal regarding shareholder proxy access. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders at the meeting are set forth below.
1. All of the Board’s director nominees were elected for a term of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:
| VotesFor | Votes Withheld | BrokerNon-Votes | |
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Clarence E. Anthony |
103,644,006 | 561,832 | 10,666,209 |
|
Anne N. Foreman |
102,459,059 | 1,746,779 | 10,666,209 |
|
Richard H. Glanton |
95,824,712 | 8,381,126 | 10,666,209 |
|
Christopher C. Wheeler |
103,131,975 | 1,073,863 | 10,666,209 |
|
Julie Myers Wood |
92,086,362 | 12,119,476 | 10,666,209 |
|
George C. Zoley |
102,973,818 | 1,232,020 | 10,666,209 |
2.The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as GEO’s independent registered public accountants for the 2018 fiscal year was ratified by the shareholders, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For: |
113,647,193 |
|
Against: |
814,877 |
|
Abstain: |
409,977 |
|
Broker Non-Votes: |
3.The shareholders approved, in a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation of GEO’s named executive officers, by the votes set forth in the table below:
|
For: |
102,093,570 |
|
Against: |
1,541,073 |
|
Abstain: |
571,195 |
|
Broker Non-Votes: |
10,666,209 |
4.The shareholders approved The GEO Group, Inc. 2018 Stock Incentive Plan, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For: |
98,033,165 |
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Against: |
5,609,533 |
|
Abstain: |
563,140 |
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Broker Non-Votes: |
10,666,209 |
5.The shareholders did not approve the shareholder proposal regarding shareholder proxy access, by the votes set forth in the table below:
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For: |
28,167,882 |
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Against: |
75,364,340 |
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Abstain: |
673,616 |
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Broker Non-Votes: |
10,666,209 |
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Section9Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 2.02. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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